The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12

vomsn's smiles. The gen.
tleman's ignorance OF the
promptipgs OF the human heart
hear is only equsled by his ignorance
of that his DRY he processes to be 30
we'll posted in. With the most solemn
face and thu wisest of looks he re-
Dukes Gen. Turner for saying that Sir
Matthew II lie convicted old women
of witcbc ait, and with great EARNEST
ness defends old man Hale from
the unjust charge. Now / want to
read you line or two fiom a little
hook / have here. think ! may be
p udoned, geutlemeD, for departing
from this cess for a moment INST to
snow you how much the gentleman
krows about that history of which he
boasts such unhounded knowledge.
hs General read from Sir Matthews
chsg, to the jury where TWO old
women were on trial for witchcraft
and where Sir Ma thew pronounced
sentence of death on them after they
were convicted. Now. gentlemen of
The jury, l think / b we shown you
tast he vino addressed you before oin-
nsr, forgot that he wss ad-
dressing u jury whtre q man was ON
trial for his life, and light in the
midst OF one of his grandest
eff Ttz, turned and addressed the
crowd over there in the
clrner as bis fellow citizens. The fact
is he has been giving you the butt end
OF some OF his old stump spe cnes all
through this t ial. Mr. are tn y sati +
fed with making war upon tie God.
Wins and all their connections, but
tn y stop hy the weyside to abuse one
Of the best police ffic- rs the ty of
Mar phis ever bad. Whit has Cap.
o H4ver done to merit he abuse
h sped upon his b ad? He only did
that winch duty, b tn as a man and
a offic called up IN him 10 d.. He
z We gI,d advice to this Young MAJ,
nd led, IS all COOL citzens should
do, 10 prevent bio idshed. Thcn pass
ing on to d alton gling to Mont 'sgle
wi h his hair dyed, the Genfril asked
what motive did no hav On YOU
Conceive a more black hea ted villain
than Dalton paints himself there writ
ing anonymous letters? And a man
VINO W ites letters aud refuse, to sign
them is always co Eard, and gen.
era ly liar. Then follow him to
Mariana. Wbat business is he en-
gagged in there2 rhs business OF
s auderiDg a helpless woman, and
boasting OF criminal Intimacy with her.
You, gent em-n, who are ia hers and
b others, you whose earthly happiness
consists ia the Rrsetings at boms by
those wives, ii tiers and daughters, /
ask you wnat fleet do you tn nix th sc
things would have Lad on your
minds? But, leaving the insanity out
of this record altogether, there you
have a witness here uncontradicted
who swea's m ,st posi- lively to an overt
act on the part OF Dalton. 1t is true
Sherwin has been mercilessly assail- d
by counsel, but mind you, by C uOss
only. But suppose you have doubt Of
Sherwin telling the truth in this mat
ter, even then are you not compelled
under the law, to give the defendant
the benefit OF that doub ? But there
is no ocrss on for you to doubt Sher
win. He is not only not con
'radicted, but is amply sustained
bv other witnesses. The deposition
OF DIR. Femm'ng shows that Dalton
was ready for just such an act. DR.
FemminS tells you tnst he heard Dial
ton say that hs was going to MemphiI
and would Try to get his work in first
WhaJ did Dalton m an by thst-wa
going to Memphis aud would try Il
g4t his work in frstP Take thes'
things together-tsks the assertion
that he was going to MeGphis ant
won d t'y TO get his work in first, cou
pie it with what Broaddus wss iorcet
to say and with other corroboratlui
circumstaI ces aad then connect it al
with the character of the man Dattoi
and / don't think there is much room
lief for doubt.
TIL he took up Dalton's characte
and showed him ss he had paint (
himself, b ack as the very hinges O
the infetnal regions-a s'anderer,
blackmai or, a &c 1undrel-going from
cry to ci y, and { ON ham ct TO lam
let, spreading his & ndish lies abou
Mrs. Polk aud M. Goodwin. To
ar. amslt of Gen. Chalmers tha
Dalton was q mnc \ t. be pititd marty
t. an ell COUSIN ming passion for a mar
ried wcma Was 'orn to pieces, strip
ped OF every v ige of plauiolliy.
Hare Gen. WRIGHT was interIupte,
by h @ urt, who stated it was tn
hour for adj turning, but be W II re
sume his moruing at $3.50 O'Clock an
will he fol wed by Gen. Peters, WI
lakes the last spt aSer in this case
and IA n comes thu Judges charge
AID hentNn vsrdIrt.